A Journalist's Guide to Congressional Energy Politics

Energy Gang

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🗓️ 6 March 2015

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

When the 114th Congress assembled for the first time in January, a bill approving Keystone XL was first on the agenda. By passing that bill with numerous amendments stuff in, Americans got a hint of what energy issues the Republican-controlled House and Senate would address in 2015. Those include efficiency standards, tax reform, natural gas exports and EPA regulations. This week, the Energy Gang is on break. In place of our normal show, we present a roundtable discussion between GTM Senior Editor Stephen Lacey, Huffington Post Energy Editor Kate Sheppard and E&E TV Managing Editor Monica Trauzzi on what we can expect from Congress this year. This podcast is sponsored by Kaco New Energy, a leading manufacturer of solar PV inverters for every size and module type. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussions between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Kako New Energy, one of the world's largest manufacturers of solar inverters.
0:08.0	Kako has 850 employees, offices in 16 countries, and offers inverters for PV systems of every size.
0:16.0	Whatever you're looking for, you can find it with Kako.
0:18.0	To find out more about its products, click on over to Kako-New Energy.com.
0:25.0	For the week of March 5, 2015, this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.
0:35.0	Welcome to the show, I'm Stephen Lacy, a senior editor with Green Tech Media and your host.
0:47.0	Normally I'm in DC recording with Jigger and Catherine the other two members of my gang,
0:52.0	but by the time you listen to this I'll be in
0:53.9	South Africa for a little rest and relaxation I know it's too early in the year for
0:57.9	vacation I'm doing it anyway the energy gang will be back to normal the week of
1:02.2	March 16th.
1:03.7	Until then I want to play a roundtable discussion I hosted here in Washington a few weeks
1:08.0	ago at a Pew Charitable Trust event.
1:10.6	I was joined by two astute journalists based here in DC, Monica Trowzy of E&E News, and Kate
1:16.5	Shepard of the Huffington Post to talk about all the ways Congress could address energy in 2015
1:22.1	and in 2016 moving into the election season.
1:25.0	There's a lot of really great insight here so take a listen, it is worth it, and we will
1:28.9	catch back up with you in a couple of weeks.
1:32.1	Enjoy.
1:33.0	Normally,
1:35.0	normally at this point I would say that the discussion is over because Congress isn't going
1:46.8	to be doing anything this year but it appears that there's a lot on the table for the 114th Congress and we're going to talk about what is on the table,
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